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Impact Investing Can’t Deliver by Chasing Market Returns

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Our experience has been crystal clear—just getting our principal back (and being able to recycle any return into another social enterprise) is a huge win—one we are absolutely comfortable with. Without the pressure of seeking market returns, we are free to focus on true impact in our for-profit investments.

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The Invisible Rural Access Barrier

Stanford Social Innovation Review

This isolation severely limits access to health care, education, nutritious and plentiful food, and economic opportunity. When families lack the income for food, transport, school fees, uniforms, and essentials like menstrual products, girls are the first to drop out of school.